James Harden on loss to Grizzlies: 'We just didn't have any pop'

For the second time in as many head-to-head matchups, the Memphis Grizzlies got the best of the Houston Rockets. The Grizzlies will now move to 5-1 while the Rockets get bumped down to 5-2. The Rockets were struggling with injuries but had a tough time dealing with the depth of Memphis. Memphis had 67 bench points – a truly insane number considering how balanced the attack was across the board. James Harden knew the Rockets just didn’t play as well as they are used to.

“We just didn’t have any pop today, it be like that, chalk it up. They came out with some aggressiveness and they made shots so credit to them, they played well. We’ll be alright, man, we just got to keep sticking with it, take it day-by-day and try to get better every single day – that’s all we can do. “

It didn’t seem like Harden was too worried about the loss – instead, it’s just a display of him giving credit where credit is due. Missing major players like Chris Paul and Eric Gordon really would handicap any team in the NBA. Trevor Ariza and Nene were each brought back to play but the team just honestly looked flat and a bit fatigued given it was the second game of a back-to-back on the road. The Rockets will have two more meetings with the Grizzlies during November and, while hopefully healthy, will look to finally get their revenge.